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you have to clean up the environment a little bit. when you took them all over there, they are pay and $1 per day compared to a couple dollars per hour compared to what ever they were making over here in the united states. u.s. companies went overseas and now it is like we might bring them back. in thedquarters is united states. the only people benefiting from this seems to be the government. are pretty much scot-free from the destruction of the building that collapsed with the walmart workers. you have another one that just collapsed or caught fire a couple of months ago. and the chinese people are probably the only people making out on this are the government and the people headquartered in the united states. guest: thank you for your call. the calller had done a number of issues that have been controversial. one reason u.s. companies have gone to china and set up there is the chinese economy is growing much faster. estimated to grow at at least triple the rate for the next several years. if u.s. companies want to be competitive aga
you have to clean up the environment a little bit. when you took them all over there, they are pay and $1 per day compared to a couple dollars per hour compared to what ever they were making over here in the united states. u.s. companies went overseas and now it is like we might bring them back. in thedquarters is united states. the only people benefiting from this seems to be the government. are pretty much scot-free from the destruction of the building that collapsed with the walmart workers....
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take that framework to the today's environment. maybe there's a tradeoff that more policy is helpful, obviously, on the usual ground but it creates financial stability. you have to do the tradeoff. we're very far from our objective on the unemployment rate or the labor market more generally. when you do the trade off and you do it under today's condition, i think the trade off comes down to one in which you want to be accommodated. i think we have the -- here's the way to say it. if funds it a rate goes lower, we would have it at minus 2. we're going to be at zero either way. you can believe it is important think about this in the general framework and we shouldn't get lazy and dismiss it. when we get closer to full employment the balance might tilt. again, i think the goal this time around was to clarify the policy as opposed to mod late it left or right. >> ok, i think on that note we will conclude to stay on time. jeremy, thank you so much. [applause] >> we talked more about the u.s. economy, the june jobs report and the 7le.6%
take that framework to the today's environment. maybe there's a tradeoff that more policy is helpful, obviously, on the usual ground but it creates financial stability. you have to do the tradeoff. we're very far from our objective on the unemployment rate or the labor market more generally. when you do the trade off and you do it under today's condition, i think the trade off comes down to one in which you want to be accommodated. i think we have the -- here's the way to say it. if funds it a...
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goods, services, labor, the environment. there are things that we learn from that that we are trying to do better. host: can a trade agreement be changed? guest: a trade agreement can be changed if the countries that agree to it all agree to that. host: how does that happen? guest: countries use language in the agreement. south korea says that we may be able to accommodate your problem -- south korea says that we may be able to comment your problem, if you accommodate ours. host: you are on the air. caller: all these companies took the jobs to china to avoid taxes and labor laws. clean up the environment. when it took them over there, they were getting one dollar a day. versus, what they were making here in the united states. when united states companies went overseas -- as their headquarters sit the united states -- the only people who seem to benefit from this are the government. these companies are getting off scott free from the destruction of the building that collapsed with the walmart workers. you have another one tha
goods, services, labor, the environment. there are things that we learn from that that we are trying to do better. host: can a trade agreement be changed? guest: a trade agreement can be changed if the countries that agree to it all agree to that. host: how does that happen? guest: countries use language in the agreement. south korea says that we may be able to accommodate your problem -- south korea says that we may be able to comment your problem, if you accommodate ours. host: you are on the...
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we can find a way that is good for the environment and good for business. it is good for our planet and bottom-line. when it is missing we tried some product. yet to search to find those intersections. it is an intersection that benefits our customers and shareholders. when you can find that it really works. >> you are one of the mayors challenge which was an incentivized competition. this is one way of having share prosperity. -- came up with what >> if you look at the bashan -- basic functions of these have to provide, is there a way to provide this in a completely new way. you have to do something with the trash. we have decided that we will that endthe trash out up in the dump. we depend on individuals to make that choice. technology is there. it has not been applied to this skill. want to see if we can prove it. benefit to thee process? this is what started as thinking in this direction. we have been kicking it for a long time. we had a lots of ideas. we said we achieve all these other ones. let's put one out where we do not know whether we can do it.
we can find a way that is good for the environment and good for business. it is good for our planet and bottom-line. when it is missing we tried some product. yet to search to find those intersections. it is an intersection that benefits our customers and shareholders. when you can find that it really works. >> you are one of the mayors challenge which was an incentivized competition. this is one way of having share prosperity. -- came up with what >> if you look at the bashan --...
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the less secure in the environment, the smaller the project. the more secure, the more substantial you can pursue. >> to follow up on that, in iraq, you have the assessments being done both about security and about engagement. , thoseabsence of usoco assessments were being done by our ambassador and those assessments were being done by the generals on the ground. where are they on this proposal? did the generals or the ambassadors feel that they would have benefited by having this? >> he supports the idea of having it. >> when the u.s. is operating overseas, the ambassador in iraq and with the u.s. operates elsewhere, it is ambassador who heads the effort in the country. the commanding general heads the defense operations. i understand what was said. where would it fit in this command? >> the mission is discrete and will to find. clarity will provide certainty to both agencies and the contractors. it would be somewhat like fema. its mission is to oversee the relief or reconstruction activity in the affected country. the president would declare
the less secure in the environment, the smaller the project. the more secure, the more substantial you can pursue. >> to follow up on that, in iraq, you have the assessments being done both about security and about engagement. , thoseabsence of usoco assessments were being done by our ambassador and those assessments were being done by the generals on the ground. where are they on this proposal? did the generals or the ambassadors feel that they would have benefited by having this?...
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this is polluting my environment and town. fracking is the controversial technique where oil companies drill underground near water sources to extract the gas. ourstarted a petition on side. we look at her leadership, the quality of the petition, the attention it was getting. we elevated. it eventually got over 35,000 signers in the -- the state of california. we are trusting ellen members in using systems to make sure we're elevating thoughtful stuff. we are trusting our members. they are delivering in doing the most powerful campaigning i can imagine. we're excited to see what they and you can come up with as we head into 2014. ist: in the last minute, who the progress of candidate in 2016? guest: it is still very early. moveon members have played a huge role in elections. we have given hundreds of millions of dollars to progressive candidates. any candidate that once moveon -- wants moveon support should stand on their progressive values. there are so many things our members care about. we're looking forward to all of those
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don't wish to see a dupoly environment held by the state. there's no way to make a gun safe. host: what about the regulations? you talked about a serial number on every gun. you write about it in the story. tell our viewers. question aboute what happens if a gun comes out bad. , if it is beyond repair within the factory. the answer is that this is a heavily regulated area. the receiver which is the part of the gun that makes it a gun, it does the firing, it told the round and contains the trigger housing. every single one of those made has to have a serial number. even if it comes out broken. if it comes out broken, that have to take a picture of cutting it in half and then send that to the federal government if the federal government asks for it. they have to document it. it is not as if there are people popping in at night and stealing chocolate. this is already regulated industry. norfolk, va., independent college. about: you were talking having guns designed to kill people and animals. do they talk about the number of people who have been killed by remington arms? is ther
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of aidd of development program can happen in a highly unstable security environment. lesson from core iraq and afghanistan that you must have sufficient security before you have reconstruction activity development and aid. billions of dollars and too many lives. we issued a report last summer that 719 lives were lost while those individuals were engaged in reconstruction related activity. better planning, better capacity, better integration amongst the agencies would avert the kind of abuse we've seen in iraq and better execution. would implement effective oversight so the lost and blood in we've seen in iraq and afghanistan would be averted in afghanistan and whatever reconstruction we engage in. >> think user. -- thank you sir. accepted the legitimacy of our presence in germany and japan, but in iraq that was always a question. we believe when the saddam statue fell daily have the legitimacy at that that point and was it a matter of we do not enforce laws? we briskly -- was that the problem? with ourthe complexity relationship with the arab world even as saddam's st
of aidd of development program can happen in a highly unstable security environment. lesson from core iraq and afghanistan that you must have sufficient security before you have reconstruction activity development and aid. billions of dollars and too many lives. we issued a report last summer that 719 lives were lost while those individuals were engaged in reconstruction related activity. better planning, better capacity, better integration amongst the agencies would avert the kind of abuse...
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you have got to get your political system working so the you are not creating an environment where it is difficult for the people starting out. do not have a salary for your kids, whenever society is we will have trouble getting a handle on this. the political system is destroying this country. they need to start coughing up their money to take care of this rest -- this mess. if they make more than $10 per hour, they are stealing money from us. thank you for your time. host -- host: the story comes from nashville, tennessee. the question this morning is about the government's role in feeding children. this piece is called driving away hunger. it was photographed by michael williamson. they are looking at a community in rural tennessee and looking at efforts to feed children over the summer months, when they are not in the school. there is a bus that goes around and find the children themselves. there are strict rules about how much food children are given. they have to stay on the bus and eat it there, they cannot take it home with them. we have looked at the numbers in this piece in
you have got to get your political system working so the you are not creating an environment where it is difficult for the people starting out. do not have a salary for your kids, whenever society is we will have trouble getting a handle on this. the political system is destroying this country. they need to start coughing up their money to take care of this rest -- this mess. if they make more than $10 per hour, they are stealing money from us. thank you for your time. host -- host: the story...
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have to do with social disadvantage, with overty, with people's exposure over the life course to bad environments. and the important thing to realize with mental illness is the people with mental illness are subject to those same risk factors. something we didn't show you from our study in connecticut is that the strongest determinant of violent behavior with these people with mental illness are age, gender, bstance abuse and minority racial status which is a proxy of social disadvantage which we were not able to measure directly. and new give me a choice between knowing these two things. could i know someone with these mental factors? and all politics aside can we try to predict violent behavior. the demographics that are amenable to the intervention that could improve that, the problem is as a policy solution, that's something that's a long-term project. a lot longer than the elected term of an elected representative who is under pressure to do something about mental illness, changing background checks than it is to think about all the causes of violence and these factors throughout in society.
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the first of which is safety and the second is funding in the current fiscal environment. i would caution us because if dwight eisenhower or president kennedy had thought about the funding priorities in getting to the moon, they would have said no. but they did not. they said yes. and they were ok not to even live to see that accomplished. our challenge has to be the same. if we commit today to reach mars by 2030, we will have more than a 15-year funding profile for planning and development to be the challenges of accomplishing a complex mission. if you think about that kindergartner today, that means that within that child's lifetime, that child will get to experience what some of us, what i experienced when we did apollo and gemini and saturn. a 15-year funding window. the major scientific challenge will be to understand the impact of deep-space missions on humans. not only will astronauts travel for long times in compact space, but during space travel, astronauts will experience dangerous cosmic rays resulting in high levels of radiation. with our current technology, it
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it is a different environment. it was the mistress of the chief job of the president is to persuade people. it is a lot harder to persuade people today than it was in richard nixon's time. nixons one reason why seems obsessed with the media and what they are saying about him. he knows how powerful an instrument they are for public office. guest is richard norton smith. we're looking at the nixon tapes 40 years after they become became public knowledge. we're airing these on c-span radio during the month of july. you can listen to the recordings anytime online at c-span.org. the next call is from california on the independent line. have a question -- when president johnson was in the white house, i think he was talking to senator dirksen. president johnson knew nixon's thele were messing with promising to get out of the war. if johnson would have brought up, the think it would be possible nixon would never have been president? host: appreciate the call. this is from another viewer about a secret plan. guest: the ide
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we have spent upwards of $20 billion drilling a tunnel at yucca mountain, studying the geology, the environment, my understanding is that the tunnel is completed. in 2010, unilaterally, the obama administration decided to shut the project down and it's debatable whether it was done legally or not. the bill coming out of the appropriations subcommittee, all it does is allocate money that has already been collected to go ahead and finish the site review at yucca mountain to determine whether it is, in fact, a safe place to store high-level nuclear waste. ep in mind, we have over 100 operating nuclear operators around the country today and the waste they generated is stored on site. stored on site. there's good security. most of it is stored in what are called wet pools. almost everybody agrees that it's not a long-term solution. and i think the congress on a bipartisan basis can agree that we ought to go ahead and finish the review of the yucca mountain site, $25 million does it. it has allocated funding in the bill to help the local government entities out there. let's finally put this thing to
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making europe and more competitive environment. >> i agree that the creation of private sector jobs are the absolute key. the decline of public sector jobs, we have seen it three times in the jobs created. meaning particularly that the european union was a low growth area. that is why we should be looking at countries like kazakhstan. we are the second-largest investor, but trade volumes are low. that is why we needed to compete in this global race and forge partnerships around the world. >> labor opposition rightly mentioned youth unemployment, which has fallen 15%. in my constituency, since labour left office. one way to drive it down further is negotiations with serbia. do we agree that the long-term angle, if it is going to include more diverse countries? it needs to change fundamentally? >> i agree with my hon. friend. if we wanted to be that sort of europe, we would have to make changes and be more flexible. because the countries in the euro zone are going to need greater integration, attracted, and to be attractive, we have to be more competitive. >> i have been saving philip to
making europe and more competitive environment. >> i agree that the creation of private sector jobs are the absolute key. the decline of public sector jobs, we have seen it three times in the jobs created. meaning particularly that the european union was a low growth area. that is why we should be looking at countries like kazakhstan. we are the second-largest investor, but trade volumes are low. that is why we needed to compete in this global race and forge partnerships around the world....
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>> well, i think first of all, a stable international environment. for them to reach economic goals. you can't think about that ithout thinking about u.s.-china relations. and i think that's probably the main thing. particularly this new leading team. over and emphasizing over that we should build a new of relationship between powers. >> major powers. >> yeah. e should show the world that the emergence of a new major power doesn't necessarily mean chaos and war and so on. i think they're very interested in this, in trying to build it. politicians erican that go over there usually get a eally great welcome, even the ones that aren't so friendly. >> so, as i mentioned, i spent ast week in beijing with a number of senior security officials, including wearing the pla. uniforms of the it was really interesting. one of the themes that came of ugh was the theme strategicic mistrust. and the argument that was given as for example in iraq and afghanistan, a large number of american troops have been killed friendly ly by uk fire. nobody except real anglo folks
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because it was pursued in a very insecure environment. three, consult. this was what the iraqis said to me over and over again that the united states did not do. the prime minister said 52 billion should have brought us more, if you had consulted with us about what we really needed at the outset, then we would have benefited from your -- from your investment, your substantial investment. consultation also was an issue that the u.s. interviewees raised. bill burns, secretary of state, said we tried to do it all and tried to do it our own way. and in recognition that from the outside that the c.p.a., the coalition provisional authority, the u.s.-led governance of iraq for the first 14 months, did not engage sufficiently with the iraqis about what they really needed. fourth, uniformity. there was a lack of uniform systems in iraq. agencies operated in their stovepipes, carrying out their missions, using their own contracting approaches, using their own oversight methods, using their own i.t. systems. and as a result, you had stovepiped data. and when you ha
because it was pursued in a very insecure environment. three, consult. this was what the iraqis said to me over and over again that the united states did not do. the prime minister said 52 billion should have brought us more, if you had consulted with us about what we really needed at the outset, then we would have benefited from your -- from your investment, your substantial investment. consultation also was an issue that the u.s. interviewees raised. bill burns, secretary of state, said we...
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we had to create a new environment. we did not have to do legislatively. it is also the culture. inthat so deep and ingrained agencies that it will take time to happen or it can happen rapidly because the new understanding of these be homegrownuld lycorises sample -- like this example? >> i think it could happen rapidly. this is not just in federal agencies. it is endemic to policing. i have had units in my own department that would not talk to each other. this is a constant cultural thing my colleagues are working against in local police agencies. progress.de great if you train is up, you can make a difference. >> i know we did a lot of training on the front and with end withits -- front new recruits to make sure they understood the culture. times there is a connection between police work in social work when they work in schools. 20 years ago, that was not the case. now is a different approach. that took a change in how we train them on the front and -- end so when they hit the streets they're ready. >> that is something i have become good at over two police department. it is a
we had to create a new environment. we did not have to do legislatively. it is also the culture. inthat so deep and ingrained agencies that it will take time to happen or it can happen rapidly because the new understanding of these be homegrownuld lycorises sample -- like this example? >> i think it could happen rapidly. this is not just in federal agencies. it is endemic to policing. i have had units in my own department that would not talk to each other. this is a constant cultural...
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economy, now allows travel for iranian individuals, and it allows a lax oversight environment. i think in those areas, as well as others, there is real room for improvement and room for improvement on the part of not only department of homeland security, but other agencies. the -- because my time is expired, with the elections of the new president and the fact that it is clear iran does have an anchor and latin america through these countries, including venezuela, what is our opportunity to work diplomatically, economically to find some way to compel these countries to do will we want them to do? to tighten or increase the pressure on iran economically? to afford it less avenue to trader bank, to survive the sanctions that we are leading globally? and to meet it threaten that way -- and to meet the threat in that way. have passedow, we stringent sanctions against iran over the course of the last five years. a significant impact on iran's economy. and asking whether we can have the same sanctions applied to the relation with i ran, we have to first understand the nature of the c
economy, now allows travel for iranian individuals, and it allows a lax oversight environment. i think in those areas, as well as others, there is real room for improvement and room for improvement on the part of not only department of homeland security, but other agencies. the -- because my time is expired, with the elections of the new president and the fact that it is clear iran does have an anchor and latin america through these countries, including venezuela, what is our opportunity to...
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"green is the new red" provides an excellent look at the post-9/11 assault on the animal rights and environment movements, and labeling activists and terrorists. last but not least, grainne o'neill, lawyer for the hacktivist jeremy hammond. she recieved a jd from columbia law, and a ba in mathematics and computer science from cornell. she was a public defender in new orleans.she became direct or of the legal systems of technology, and developed new tools to enhance the performance of her fellow attorneys. a round of applause for these panelists. [applause] i am going to start off with an introduction, laying a framework about what is information activism, and why it is important for democracy. this is an excellent quote. this is thomas jefferson. it lays out two important things, i think. information is necessary, a necessary fuel for the democratic fire. the mechanism that was used for this in the founding period really was the separation of powers and in the bill of rights. the freedom of the press. it is the mechanism that allows information to be desseminated to the public. when we talk abo
"green is the new red" provides an excellent look at the post-9/11 assault on the animal rights and environment movements, and labeling activists and terrorists. last but not least, grainne o'neill, lawyer for the hacktivist jeremy hammond. she recieved a jd from columbia law, and a ba in mathematics and computer science from cornell. she was a public defender in new orleans.she became direct or of the legal systems of technology, and developed new tools to enhance the performance of...
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it is a different environment. it was famously said the chief job of the president is to persuade people. it is a lot harder to persuade people today than it was in richard nixon's time. that is one reason why nixon seems obsessed with the media and what they are saying about him. he knows how powerful an instrument they are for public office. host: our guest is richard norton smith. we're looking at the nixon tapes 40 years after they become became public knowledge. we're airing these on c-span radio during the month of july. you can listen to the recordings anytime online at c-span.org. the next call is from california on the independent line. caller: i have a question regarding -- when president johnson was in the white house, i think he was talking to senator dirksen. president johnson knew nixon's people were messing with the vietnam war promising to get out of the war. if johnson would have brought that up, the think it would be possible nixon would never have been president? host: appreciate the call. this i
it is a different environment. it was famously said the chief job of the president is to persuade people. it is a lot harder to persuade people today than it was in richard nixon's time. that is one reason why nixon seems obsessed with the media and what they are saying about him. he knows how powerful an instrument they are for public office. host: our guest is richard norton smith. we're looking at the nixon tapes 40 years after they become became public knowledge. we're airing these on...
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. >> these men and women are confronted with a more dangerous environment than ever before. we are forced to continually change our strategies and tactics to accomplish our mission. our methods may change but our goals remain the same as they were in the past. to save lives and protect property. sometimes at a terrible cost. this is what we do. this is our chosen profession. this is the tradition of the firefighter. the fire service of today is ever-changing, but it is also steeped in traditions that are over 200 years old. one such tradition is the sounding of the bell. as firefighters began their tour of duty, it was the bell that signaled the beginning of that shift. throughout the day and night, each alarm was sounded by a bell. it summoned these brave souls to fight fires and place their lives in jeopardy for the good of their fellow citizens. and when the fire was out and the alarm had come to an end, it was the bell that signal the completion of that call. when a firefighter died in the line of duty paying the supreme sacrifice, it was the mournful toll of the bell th
. >> these men and women are confronted with a more dangerous environment than ever before. we are forced to continually change our strategies and tactics to accomplish our mission. our methods may change but our goals remain the same as they were in the past. to save lives and protect property. sometimes at a terrible cost. this is what we do. this is our chosen profession. this is the tradition of the firefighter. the fire service of today is ever-changing, but it is also steeped in...
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i think it would be better for the environment, for the consumers and the companies. they would sell more fans if people have more confidence in their product. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady from ohio yields back the balance of her time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlelady from tennessee. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment -- designate the amendment. the chair: amendment number 31 printed -- the clerk: amendment number 31 offered in the congressional record offered by mr. higgins from new york. the chair: the gentleman from new york is recognized for five minutes. mr. higgins: this bipartisan amendment seeks to stop a flawed plan that would destroy crucial corps projects. the ohio river division is attempting to move key functions performed in buffalo and chicago regions out of their r
i think it would be better for the environment, for the consumers and the companies. they would sell more fans if people have more confidence in their product. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady from ohio yields back the balance of her time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlelady from tennessee. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman...
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solar and wind, find ways to become energy independent, but to do it in a clean way that protects our environment. local warming is real. -- you can just said forget some of the coastlines in this nation in the coming decades if we do not do something about global warning -- warming. superstorm sandy was an indication that came through in new york. not just the things that happen in the typical manner. we have taken carbon and put it into the atmosphere, and that iner has held the sun's heat our atmosphere. that is warming the oceans and waters are rising. you're going to have grave problems in the future. i think the president is right to look at clean energy and to look at alternative energies. i have proposed and our bills this week to have more money put on solar and ways to economize and find ways to save energy at the expense of nuclear weapons. we've got enough nuclear weapons to -- to destroy the world more times than people can count, and yet we put more and more money into nuclear weaponry. it is shocking the money we put into that and not into new ways to conserve energy and to have al
solar and wind, find ways to become energy independent, but to do it in a clean way that protects our environment. local warming is real. -- you can just said forget some of the coastlines in this nation in the coming decades if we do not do something about global warning -- warming. superstorm sandy was an indication that came through in new york. not just the things that happen in the typical manner. we have taken carbon and put it into the atmosphere, and that iner has held the sun's heat...
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this is polluting my environment and town. fracking is the controversial technique where oil companies drill underground near water sources to extract the gas. she started a petition on our side. we looked at her leadership, the quality of the petition, the attention it was getting. we elevated. it eventually got over 35,000 signers in the state of california. we are trusting our members and using systems to make sure we're elevating thoughtful stuff. we are trusting our members. they are delivering and doing the most powerful campaigning i can imagine. we're excited to see what they and you can come up with as we head into 2014. host: in the last minute, who is the progress of candidate in 2016? guest: it is still very early. moveon members have played a huge role in elections. we have given hundreds of millions of dollars to progressive candidates. any candidate that wants moveon support should stand on their progressive values. there are so many things our members care about. we're looking forward to all of those in the rac
this is polluting my environment and town. fracking is the controversial technique where oil companies drill underground near water sources to extract the gas. she started a petition on our side. we looked at her leadership, the quality of the petition, the attention it was getting. we elevated. it eventually got over 35,000 signers in the state of california. we are trusting our members and using systems to make sure we're elevating thoughtful stuff. we are trusting our members. they are...
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the history of the clean air act shows that we can have both a clean environment and a strong economy. since its adoption in 1970, the clean air act has reduced air pollution by 2/3 while our economy has tripled in size. in 2010 alone, the clean air act prevented over 160,000 premature deaths and millions of respiratory illnesses. the clean air act has also made the u.s. a world leader in clean energy technology. in 2008 the u.s. pollution control industry generated $300 billion in revenue, $44 billion in exports and over $1.5 million -- 1.5 million jobs. this time will be no different. in fact, a new study shows the president's plan could create hundreds of thousands of jobs. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, we just celebrated our nation's independence day. as i reflected on this holiday, i wondered if our founding fathers would recognize america today. when i read over the weekend that less than h
the history of the clean air act shows that we can have both a clean environment and a strong economy. since its adoption in 1970, the clean air act has reduced air pollution by 2/3 while our economy has tripled in size. in 2010 alone, the clean air act prevented over 160,000 premature deaths and millions of respiratory illnesses. the clean air act has also made the u.s. a world leader in clean energy technology. in 2008 the u.s. pollution control industry generated $300 billion in revenue, $44...